Max Euwe

Strategy requires thought, tactics require observation.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown36"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "3B1N2/8/3k4/7P/1p3r2/8/4p3/4K3 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Bc7+ Kxc7 2. Ne6+ Kd6 3. Nxf4 b3 4. Nd3 ( { This tempting line leads only to
a draw. } 4. Nxe2 b2 5. Nc3 Ke5 6. Kd2 b1=Q 7. Nxb1 Kf6 8. Nc3 Kg5 9. Ne4+ Kxh5 { Draw. } ) 4... Ke6 5. Kxe2 Kf5 6. Kd2 Kg5 7. Nf4 b2 8. Kc2 Kxf4 9. h6 b1=Q+ 10. Kxb1 Kg5 11. h7 Kg6 12. h8=Q { White wins with a large material
advantage. } 1-0